Judges 11:17
“Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then they went along the wilderness,.... The wilderness of Paran, which lay along the borders of Edom; they went,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Judges 11:15-28
Consult the marginal references. If the ark with the copy of the Law Deu 31:26 was at Mizpeh, it would account for…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 11:12-28
We have here the treaty between Jephthah, now judge of Israel, and the king of the Ammonites (who is not named), that…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Abbreviated from Num 20:14-18 JE. Edom lay to the S. and S.E. of Palestine. There is no mention elsewhere of the embassy…
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